Three of the European Union's main climate change policies are being challenged by Poland. Poland claims the policies worsen social inequalities.
A second EU policy setting national emissions-cutting targets"threatens Poland's energy security", while a third law to reform the EU carbon market may reduce coal mining jobs and increase social inequality, Poland said.European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Sept. 28, 2022.
The government wants all three laws annulled. Each was passed by a reinforced majority of EU member states, but Poland said they should have been passed with unanimous approval given the impact they could have on countries' energy mixes.The European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The EU has among the most ambitious climate change policies in the world, and has urged governments to use
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